This anniversary is a little crazy for Tammy, Nelson, Nicolas, Arianna and Lucas. They recently moved from Cleveland to Chicago, really suburb to suburb of the respective cities. It’s great to have Nelson and his family back in the Real Midwest. I don’t consider Ohio to be part of the Midwest since it’s in the Eastern Time Zone and Cleveland is practically touching Canada, PA and NY. Besides, the Chicago area puts him closer to my brother (hopefully they and their children will become friends, they’re both cool dudes) and the cuisine is better. Chicago is the home of White Castle, deep-dish pizza (which is a bigger argument than the Cubs v. ChiSox), Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, Polish sausage and everything else you probably shouldn’t eat when taking Alli. Meanwhile, can one name any dishes tied to Cleveland? Right now choking is more synonymous with Cleveland than food thanks to James LeBron and the Cavs against those San Antonio Spurs!
Low blows to the NBA aside, Tammy and Nelson tied the knot 13 years ago back in Milwaukee. What a great time. Recently I was explaining to my friends in Austin what a Hail to the Chief was at his bachelor party. It’s okay, it’s something PG rated and the bachelor party was a nice, civil evening out with friends. So if you know these two or their kids, send him a note of congratulations. You might want to go with something electronic because they’re probably still unpacking.